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Originally Posted by Sama
Wow....2 totally different opinions so far. lol
When I say she is coming from a "bad home", that is more due to neglect than anything....the owners work long hours out of the home and she is kept in one of those dog carriers to stop her from chewing and peeing, etc.... So by the time they do get home, she has been in that freakin' "jail" about 10 hours. To me, that is a "bad" home.
We are big time animal lovers here and have 2 cats. We lost our beloved dog to old age a while back. I'm like you TheJimmy, 2 days ago I was not ready for another replacement yet. Hurts too much. But, this opportunity is here and its making me look at things differently.
I did spend about 2 hours with her yesterday, very playful and dying for attention. She seemed a little skitish in the beginning but soon warmed right up.
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Wow, if you're an animal lover, and won't yard dog her, and spend some time training her she'd most likely make a great addition to your family. One thing, make sure to spend time on the no play biting issue. They love to roughhouse and need to learn that they can ONLY do that with you and one of those big twisted ropes, it's a blast, but that they can not do that with anyone or anything else.
Skittish, sure...being locked in a kennel all day and meeting someone new, that makes sense. They are very social dogs and need to be around people, when they are not, they can get strange like any animal or human (imagine if people yard dogged their kids and how they'd be)...
The only thing I'd consider is checking out how she reacts to your cats. My brother in law has a large (one of the dumb versions of Rotties but sweet as hell) male, and they also have a small cat. They had an incident one time that we think was an accident, but he was beyond upset about the whole thing...and could have been avoided if keeping animals away from eachother's food during feeding would have been paid more attention too...
However today that dog and cat coexist very well together and actually get along.
I'd take a cat over and see how she does with it. If you think it's doable give it a shot. If not be honest with yourself and just try to help find her another home. That is a horrible situation she's living in and is exactly how NOT to own/raise a Rottie
